Colorful Puffleg vs Great Sapphirewing

Eriocnemis mirabilis ile kıyaslandığında Pterophanes cyanopterus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Colorful Puffleg Great Sapphirewing
Bilimsel Ad Eriocnemis mirabilis Pterophanes cyanopterus
Takım Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Familya Trochilidae Trochilidae
Koruma Durumu Endangered Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 10,2 cm (4.0 in) 21,0 cm (8.3 in)
Ağırlık 5,06 g (0.18 oz) 10,05 g (0.35 oz)
Beslenme Nectarivore restricted to Colombian Pacific slope cloud forest; visits Ericaceae and Fuchsia. Supplements with arthropods. Nectarivore of high Andean cloud forest and treeline; one of the largest hummingbirds. Visits Ericaceae …
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Colorful Puffleg only

Hiçbiri

Great Sapphirewing only

Song & Call Comparison

Colorful Puffleg

Şarkı

Thin, wavering whistle with plaintive quality; soft slightly nasal tone trembling gently, poorly known vocally.

Great Sapphirewing

Şarkı

Buzzy, insect-like trill with pulsing rhythm; high-frequency vibration with slight amplitude modulation near flowers.

Geographic Range & Migration

Colorful Puffleg

Endemic to a tiny area in the western Colombian Andes near the Río Mechengue at 1,400–2,000 m. Critically endangered.

Great Sapphirewing

Found in high Andean cloud forests and páramo from Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia. 2,400–3,800 m.

Koruma Durumu

Endangered

Colorful Puffleg

Least Concern

Great Sapphirewing

About These Birds

Colorful Puffleg

A small hummingbird (10-11 cm) endemic to the western Andes of Colombia at 1,800-2,200 m. Males have iridescent multicolored plumage and white leg puffs. Nectarivore of cloud forest. Classified as Critically Endangered with an extremely restricted range.

Great Sapphirewing

A large hummingbird (18 cm, wingspan 28 cm) found in Andean cloud forests from Colombia to Bolivia at 2,500-3,500 m. Brilliant sapphire-blue wings, green body, and long tail. One of the largest hummingbirds. Nectarivore of montane forest, visiting large-flowered Ericaceae.

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